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Starting as a modest club production at the King King in Hollywood, "Rock of Ages," the sweet-natured musical homage to 1980s hair-metal bands, went on to become a stage juggernaut with a five-year run on Broadway, a national tour, a Las Vegas incarnation at the Venetian as well as a number of productions overseas. On Tuesday, producers of "Rock of Ages" said that the Broadway run will close Jan. 18 after what will be more than 2,300 performances. The jukebox musical, which was nominated for five Tony Awards, opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York in 2009 and later transferred to the Helen Hayes Theatre, where it continues to run. "Rock of Ages"...

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